New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-12
PERSONAL.

Professor H. s. White. OF Cornell University, who Is
spending year in Germany, recently attended meet
ing Of tho Goethe society at Wemar and was the guest
OF tho Grand Duke and Grand Duchess
There Is much talk about Representative Holman
NJ indiana not getting a reconciliation for Congress
noxt year Many OF his friends aud enemies both
want 10 crowd him into the Guoernatona race
Tho Emperor Of Austria lately attended matinee
performance for tho first time. Tho occasion was the
rendering OF "Pauenco" by Mr.. D'Oyly Cares COM
pany In aid Of fund for establls hing In VIENNA
Jubilee Memorial Homo for British GoVerhesses'
Tho Rev Charles Mollen Tyler, Of Ithaca, sails for
England next saturday and viii prepare DOCK on
English History before he returns to this country
Senator Gibson. Of New-oncans has about recovered
from his recent serious Illness.
neco Of Profess or Huxley is living In North
ampton. Mass. Sho has como to study music
under MI and Mrs Goorg Ilensche.
Tho Rev. Daniel stevenson has resigned the Presi-
dency Of Augusta kentucky College and will run for
state superintendent Of Public Instruction on the Pro
hbition ticket
Tho Maharajah Dhulce2 Singh is about to become a
Russian subject lie Is said to DO rigging up some
sort Of an canoes ral claim" whole of Afghan
lstan with ego open to being mado Russian satrap
OF that country when EnganG lets the Car steal t.
Dr. J. William White, who has Just resigned the
Chair OF Physical Education in tho University of Penn
syivania aitor three years distinguished services
Gently mauG on cigarette SMOKING ana succeeded
in banshng entirely from tho college buildings and
grounds.
Mr.. Bayess W. Hanna il to be handed down to
postery In q great historical painting "Lous-
MILO C0urcr-Journal" writer tells that shortly after
his arrival as Minister at Buonos Ayros
tho President to be installed The
troops werc drawn up In long columns
ana tho distinguished citizens and diplomats woro
at the Congress Hall or palace to welcome the in
coming Chief Magistrate Just as the President was
entering tho palace TO deliver his inaugural address
an exolcer OF the army belonging tc an opposing
political party, and the chief OF "a conspiracy
rushed upon the unslspectlng rulerelect ami gave
him terrific blow and cut on the head Mr.. Hanna
was OF the first TO reach the side Of the Presi-
dent and mscuo him from further violence and death
at the hands OF the desperate The Prcsl-
address 10 tho assembage with hls head heavily
bandaged He has since had splendid Ell painting
IL IN the foreground of tho group gathered about him
"Abdurrahman tho first part of his career" says
a writer in the "Jouma dos Debats," Paris. "was
soldier when he wa raised to the Amcershp he became
a buroaucrat, new role for an Afghan ruler and
not likely to bo popular. Each day with him has its
appointed work. Two days a week devoted to
his correspondence Monday for that with tho Upper
country (Ierat, Cahdahar, &c., Thursday for that
with tho country (Cabul, Peshawur and India.
ON Tue sday no holds his military durbar and receives
tho officer OF the garrison al of whom dino with him.
It also the day Of private reception, Diwan Iass.
ON wednesday and Saturday no administers justice
and admits the pubic to his PIE ence even to the
iast boggar. This is called the Diwan-Am. Friday
Is treated as sunday Is in LondOn-an tho bazaarss
shops and the palace Itself clOsod the mosques
aIone remaining open. Sunday Is devoted TO tho
Ameer's private affairs. The two most Important
DAYS arc those of the DiwanLAm, for tho Ameer Is
above all a dispenser of justice. lie dispenses 1t
with bis hand on the hit Of his sword. Highway
ronoers are brought be,oro him and no hears tho
charge. Thon no says OF two thlngs-' Bekou-
.hId and they cut their th oats or GarsaIa hounld
and they lead them OF 10 BIO hanged. IL an article
n lost on the road Is allowed to pick IL up.
IA any one does his hand Is cut or The Ameor
nas only one wife, Bib balika or tho Queen, but he
has IOi concublnes called kanIz. BY the Queen no
has no children tthey died. but he has five by foun
OF tho kaniz. The eldest, Habibulah Ia sixteen
Years of age and In default Of Legitimate
~ the heir apparent ne was recently married 70